Prices start at : 10.99 USD / 1 1-1½' tree
The butternut, also known as the white walnut, bears tender nuts with a rich, sweet, buttery flavor even after enduring subzero temperatures! One of the hardiest of all nut trees, butternuts grow 40-60 ft.
- Form: Deciduous. Rounded.
- Foliage: Medium green compound leaves turning yellow in fall.
- Comments: Rough, thick, shells terminate in a sharp point. Distinctive, rich, oily, buttery flavor. Has the ability to succeed in poor soils. Somewhat self-pollinating but best to plant in groups of 2 or more. Easy to shell nuts. May secrete juglone as it is a member of the walnut family.
- Depth: Same as in the nursery.
- Yield: Approximately 1 - 3 bushels at maturity.
- Spread: 40 feet.